I have been doing genealogy for almost 40 years now, both here and in Cornwall, England. I am researching the Trudgian/Trodian/Tregian surname mainly but also research the Dunbar and Jones surname on my husband's line.

I have had three books published, the material coming from an ancestor's diaries, covering the years 1913-1931. Lillian's Diaries: Whispers From Galena's Past" covers a young woman day by day diary entries while living in Galena, IL. where my Trudgian settled after leaving Cornwall, England.

Currently, when I am not walking cemeteries looking for someone else's ancestors, I am working on a novel about one of my Cornish ancestors during the time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign.